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Diet Therapy for Backache
The diet of those suffering from backache should consist of a
salad of raw vegetables such as tomato, carrot, cabbage,
cucumber, radish, lettuce, and, at least, two steamed or
lightly-cooked vegetables such as cauliflower, cabbage,
carrot, spinach, and plenty of fruits, except bananas. The
patient should have four meals daily. Fruit and milk are
advised for breakfast, steamed vegetables for lunch; fresh
fruit or fruit juice in the evening; and a bowl of raw salad
and sprouts during dinner.
The patient should avoid fatty, spicy, and fried foods; curd,
sweetmeats and sugar; condiments; and tea and coffee.
Foods that have been processed for preservation have few
nutrients and should also be eliminated from the diet.
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